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Write-up for Cats Game social
(to the tune of Take Me Out to the Ball Game)
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The July Social was held at a Cats ball game.
The St. Paul Saints had no chance.
Cold beer, peanuts and crackerjacks, MMM!
We didn't care if we ever got back,
for it was root, root, root for the Cats.
3 to 5 they won the game, YEAH!
For it was one, two, three strikes we were out
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The FW-TCYLA expresses sincere thanks to Errol Summerlin, Executive Director of Legal Aid of Northwest Texas, for his generous sponsorship of the Cats Game Social, but most of all for his and Legal Aid's presence and comraderie at the ball game. | FW-TCYLA WELCOMES SUMMER CLERKS
FW-TCYLA would like to welcome all summer clerks in Tarrant County! Please continue to read a special message from our President, which includes some links to some helpful and useful sites for your visit in Cowtown.
Dear Future Colleague:
As President of the Fort Worth-Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association ("FWTCYLA")
and on behalfofour Board, I extend to you a warm welcome to "Cowtown." We are
very excited that you have chosen Fort Worth as the potential venue in which to begin your legal career.
Although I confess a little bias, I believe you will find Fort Worth to be a wonderful place
to practice law, raise a family and enjoy a more stately pace than you might otherwise experience in other Texas cities. Likewise, the attorneys in Fort Worth pride themselves on their civility, respectability and comrade, which we hope you will come to know and appreciate during even your short clerkship this summer.
The FW-TCYLA celebrated its 81 st birthday this year and prides itself on its longstanding
tradition of being the "service arm" of the Bar. The organization is dedicated to the
advancement and enhancement of the legal profession through both service to the local
community and the Bar. Roughly translated, this means that the FW-TCYLA is not only
constantly involved with noble outreach projects for the public, like collecting and distributing Christmas toys to underprivileged children, but also providing services to our membership, like monthly happy hours, CLE luncheons and mentorship programs.
This summer the FW-TCYLA has organized a number of activities that are designed
specifically to bring you together with members of the local Bar, in an effort to introduce you to many of your future colleagues. There are happy hours at some of the local watering holes, very interesting luncheon speakers at some of the area restaurants, an even a golf tournament.
I encourage you to come out and take advantage of these less formal opportunities to immerse yourself in the local legal community.
Here are some web links where you can find information highlighting a sampling of
some of the sites and activities that the FW-TCYLA and the City of Fort Worth have to offer:
Tarrant County Bar Association
http://www.tarrantbar.org/
Fort Worth Convention & Visitors Bureau
http://www.fortworth.com/
City of Fort Worth
http://www.fortworthgov.org/
Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce
http://www.fortworthchamber.com/
Fort Worth Stockyards
http://www.fortworthstockyards.org/index.aspx
Fort Worth Zoo
http://www.fortworthzoo.com/visit/visitor.html
Once again, on behalf of the FW-TCYLA Board, I welcome you to Fort Worth and look
forward to meeting you at one of our many activities this summer.
With sincere regards,
FORT WORTH - TARRANT COUNTY
YOUNG LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
Theresa L. Berend
FW-TCYLA: 2009 GOLF TOURNAMENT
This year's tournament was held on Friday, June 5, 2009, at Hawls Creek Golf Club in Fort Worth. There was a great turn out to support our effort in raising funds for Northwest Texas Legal Aid. We were able to raise $5,000.00 for Legal Aid!
Thank you to all of those who joined us and thank you to our sponsors for assisting in making the tournament such a success:
Bank of Texas Brackett & Ellis, P.C.,
The Brender Law Firm Bourland & Kirkman, L.L.P.
Cantey Hanger, LLP Falcon Litigation Solutions
Harris, Finley & Bogle Kelly, Hart, & Hallman LLP
Law Snakard & Gambill, P.C. McDonald Sanders, P.C.
Moses, Palmer, & Howell Ross & Matthews, P.C.
Tarrant County Bar Foundation
Weycer, Kaplan, Pulaski & Zuber, P.C.
Brown, Dean, Wiseman, Proctor, Hart & Howell, L.L.P. (Longest Drive)
Robert J. Holman on behalf of Edward Jones Investments (Closest to the Pin)
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FW-TCYLA Spring Fiesta 2009—A Success!
On April 23, 2009 FWTCYLA hosted our Thirteenth Annual Spring Fiesta at Joe T. Garcia’s, and once again it was a success! We had a great turnout of young lawyers and Past Presidents of FWTCYLA. We raised $1,000 in raffle sales alone, and we thank the following donors for donating prizes to the raffle:
Larry North Central Market Flying Fish Billy Bob’s Texas Texas Motor Speedway
Casa Manana YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth Fort Worth Zoo
Grace Fort Worth Club Los Vaqueros Restaurant The Texas Rangers
Cowgirl Hall of Fame Crowne Plaza Invitational The Botanical Garden
Uncle Julio’s Kubes Jewelers Tony’s Wine Warehouse NRH2O
Blue Mesa Energy Fitness Amon Carter Zambrano Wine Cellar
Esquire Solutions 8.O’s The Flying Saucer
Special thanks to Ryan Valdez and Fozzy’s Revenge who provided the music for the event. We also appreciate the following sponsors who helped make this year’s Spring Fiesta such a success:
The Law Office of Greg Jackson, PLLC
Platinum
Cantey Hanger, LLP
Gold
Lively & Associates, LLP
Brown, Dean, Wiseman, Proctor, Hart & Howell, LLP
Brackett & Ellis
Haynes & Boone, LLP
Harris, Finley & Bogle, PC
Kelly, Hart & Hallman
Robert J. Myers & Associates
Taylor, Olson, Adkins, Sralla & Elam, LLP
Silver
Decker, Jones, McMackin, McClane, Hall & Bates, PC
Morrison & Cox, LLP
Falcon Document Solutions
Goodrich, Postnikoff & Albertson, LLP
Bronze
Robert Holman on behalf of Edward Jones Investments
Weycer, Kaplan, Pulaski & Zuber, PC
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Memorial Resolution Honoring Jeffrey Scott Kubes
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The Texas State Bar recently honored our dear Board of Director Jeffrey Scott Kubes with the following Memorial Resolution: Whereas Jeffrey Scott Kubes, a graduate of Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, was admitted to the Texas Bar in 2003,
Whereas Jeffrey Scott Kubes worked for JP Morgan Chase Trust Department before joining the Perry Law Firm in Fort Worth in 2007, where he specialized in probate and estate planning,
Whereas Jeffrey Scott Kubes served on the board of directors of the Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association and was a member of the Tarrant County Probate Bar Association,
Whereas Jeffrey Scott Kubes was nominated and accepted into the Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court;
Whereas Jeffrey Scott Kubes and his attorney wife, Curran, volunteered in the annual Tarrant County National Adoption Day,
Whereas Jeffrey Scott Kubes served Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief as an advocate and spokesman for the city's smoking ordinance,
Whereas Jeffrey Scott Kubes is remembered by his friends and colleagues for his integrity, determination, loyalty, and for his love of history,
Whereas Jeffrey Scott Kubes was devoted to his family" his wife, Curran; child cat, Nissan; parents, Rick and Mary Kubes; brother, Greg Kubes and his wife Rebeca; sister, Amy Lynn "Skeek" Kubes; grandmother, Rita Marie Kubes and her husband Ed; and many uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews, and nieces,
Be It Therefore Resolved that the State Bar of Texas honors and remembers Jeffrey Scott Kubes for his exemplary contributions to the legal profession during his professional career.
MEMORIAL RESOLUTION ADOPTED this 17th day of April 2009 by the State Bar of Texas Board of Directors in Fort Worth, Texas.
Harper Estes Roland Johnson
President President-elect
State Bar of Texas State Bar of Texas
Joe Shannon, Jr. Witnessed by:
Chair of the Board Michelle Hunter
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Texas State Wide Award—Stephanie Daley Named 2009 Texas Outstanding Young Lawyer
The Texas Young Lawyers Association Board of Directors selected Stephanie Bourland Daley as its 2009 Texas outstanding Young Lawyer! Ms. Daley was chosen because of her commitment to the Bar, community and unparalleled work ethic. She received 23 letters of recommendation from lawyers and judges throughout the State.
She has served on the TYLA Board of Directors for two terms and received the President’s Award of Merit for her service. Locally, she has served FW-TCYLA as a Board member and was President in 2003. As President she implemented the first FW-TCYLA website and created the first electronic application form for FW-TCYLA membership. As a Director for FW-TCYLA she reengineered the annual FW-TCYLA golf tournament to create and fund a FW-TCYLA scholarship for former Tarrant County high school students attending law school.
In addition to her participation in the state and local bar associations, during the past several years Ms. Daley has promote the legal profession of the United States with attorneys from around the world by working with the Center for American and International Law’s annual international attorney program. She has served as a local host (a “CPD”) for the program and community liaison attending various events and providing informal taxi service to the international participants, often taking them to and from events. Ms. Daley is also currently serving as Co-chair of the Facilities Committee for Tarrant County National Adoption Day. Additionally, she has been invited to join the HALO Society, a group of professionals that support CASA (“Court Appointed Special Advocates” that assist the courts in dealing with cases dealing with abused and neglected children).
Ms. Daley earned her J.D. from University of Texas in 1997. Thereafter, she returned to Fort Worth to work for Brackett & Ellis, P.C. (then McLean and Sanders, P.C.) where she was one of the first solely transactional associates. In the summer of 2000, Ms. Daley took the opportunity to move to an in-house legal counsel position with Dell Computer Corporation. Subsequently, she returned to North Texas to continue her legal career in a business transactions practice as an associate with Bourland, Wall & Wenzel, P.C., where she has been named Of Counsel.
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Allan Saxe Awarded the 2009 FW-TCYLA Liberty Bell Award
The FW-TCYLA Board of Directors recently selected Professor Allan E. Saxe as the recipient of the 2009 FW-TCYLA Liberty Bell Award. The Award is given to a non-lawyer who has made selfless contributions to the community to strengthen the effectiveness of the American system of justice and by instilling better understanding of the law. The Award recognizes community service that (1) promotes a better understanding of government; (2) encourages greater respect for the law and the courts; (3) stimulates a deeper sense of individual responsibility, so that citizens recognize their duties and their rights; (4) contributes to the effective functioning of our institutions of government; and (4) instills better understanding and appreciation of the law.
Albeit a brief summary of Professor Saxe’s contributions, he is a professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, having received his doctorate degree from the University of Oklahoma. There, he worked as an intern for the Oklahoma Legislative Council, and during his tenure with UTA, has served as Associate Professor of Political Science, with a focus on American civil liberties. For over forty years, Professor Saxe has allowed students to receive extra credit by working with non-profit, charitable organizations, and has encouraged students to volunteer in political campaigns of their choice. Good citizenry is his passion. A no-cost dental clinic is named in his honor, and he serves on the Honorary Board of the Humane Society of North Texas. Professor Saxe is a founding member of Arlington Life Shelter, and has received many community awards, not the least of which was the Volunteer of the Year Award for Meals on Wheels in year 2002. Professor Saxe’s contributions as well as his reputation within Tarrant County made him a strong and worthy candidate for the award.
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Stephanie Daley Named FW-TCYLA 2009 Outstanding Young Lawyers
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| The FW-TCYLA Board has selected Stephanie Bourland Daley as its candidate and nominee for Outstanding Young Lawyer because of her commitment to the profession, the bar, and the community.
Stephanie earned her J.D. from University of Texas in 1997. Thereafter, Stephanie returned to Fort Worth to work for Brackett & Ellis, P.C. (then McLean and Sanders, P.C.) where she was one of the first solely transactional associates. In the summer of 2000, Stephanie took the opportunity to move to an in-house legal counsel position with Dell Computer Corporation. Subsequently, Stephanie returned to North Texas to continue her legal career in a business transactions practice as an associate with Bourland, Wall & Wenzel, P.C., where she has been named Of Counsel.
Stephanie has served on the FW-TCYLA Board in every office, including two terms as Secretary. While on the Board Stephanie headed up various committees, but perhaps her most celebrated project as a director was her reengineering of the annual FW-TCYLA golf tournament to create and fund a FW-TCYLA scholarship for former Tarrant County high school students attending law school.
As President of FW-TCYLA in the fall of 2003, Stephanie implemented the first FW-TCYLA website and created the first electronic application form for FW-TCYLA membership.
Contemporaneous with her tenure on the FW-TCYLA Board, Stephanie also served as the District 10, Place 1 Director on the TYLA Board, first from 1999-2000 and then from 2005-2007. During her first term as a TYLA Director, she was recognized with a President’s Award of Merit from TYLA President.
In addition to her participation in the state and local bar associations, during the past several years Stephanie, with her husband Gil who is also an attorney, has also helped promote the legal profession of the United States with attorneys from around the world by working with the Center for American and International Law’s annual international attorney program. Stephanie has served as a local host (a “CPD”) for the program and, together with Gil, a community liaison of sorts attending the various events and providing informal taxi service to the international participants, often taking them to and from events.
Stephanie and Gil are also currently serving as Co-chairs of the Facilities Committee for Tarrant County National Adoption Day. Additionally, they have been invited to join the HALO Society, a group of professionals that support CASA.
Since 1997, Stephanie has dedicated herself to serving her clients, her profession, and her community, and she has pursued these endeavors diligently while maintaining an admirable balance with her personal and family life. For these reasons, Stephanie is deserving of the title of Outstanding Young Lawyer.
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Associate Dean Vicki Rainwater Named FW-TCYLA 2009 Outstanding Mentor
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The FW-TCYLA Board has selected Associate Dean Vickie Rainwater as the recipient for the 2009 Outstanding Mentor Award. Vickie is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Texas Wesleyan University School of Law. As Associate Dean, she oversees curriculum, registration, class scheduling, examinations and grading policy, and requirements for graduation. Her work in these roles has made quite an impact on past students, current students and other individuals in the legal community. Dean Rainwater was chosen as the recipient for this year’s Outstanding Mentor Award because she has gone above and beyond as a role model for young lawyers in the Tarrant County Community and has fostered the development of young lawyers, while at the same time contributing greatly to the legal profession and to the community.
Dean Rainwater has consistently and generously given many students academic, career, and even personal advice over the years. Her mentoring has not ceased at graduation, many practicing attorneys have and continue to seek guidance from her. In addition to her work with law students and graduates, Dean Rainwater is a Master at the Mahonn Inn of Court. In this capacity, she has worked with students and attorneys in their preparation of articles for the The Bencher, the National Magazine for the Inns of Courts. She worked closely with these individuals in writing as well as editing the articles.
In addition to her participation in the Inn of Court, Dean Rainwater has been the Chaired the People’s Law School, an extremely successful and beneficial event for the community. She was also the Editor for the Tarrant County Bar Association Bulletin, which won the State Bar Award for Best Newsletter Overall for 2003-2004, 2004-2005 and 2005-2006.
Before entering the teaching profession, Dean Rainwater was in active litigation practice in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for twelve years. She earned her J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law after earning a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Library Science at the University of Texas.
No better words can summarize why the FW-TCYLA Board has bestowed this award on Dean Vicki Rainwater than this quote from one of her former students and practicing attorneys of Tarrant County:
“Despite my all my fears and doubts over the past few years as a student and young attorney, Vicki Rainwater has constantly offered gentle guidance. She saw in me things that I could not see. With kindness, wisdom and grace, Vicki Rainwater taught me that it is never a matter of finding the right path; rather, it is a matter of working hard and following your heart and your path will be revealed to you.”
Congratulations to Dean Vicki Rainwater our Outstanding Mentor for 2009! | | Add Content...
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